it will almost certainly include higher rates for the top 2% because obama refuses to budge from that position. if the wealthy are going to get hit with a major tax hike, does it really make sense to own the stock of a company that owns motor yachts? not only that, but brunswick also makes billiard tables, fancy fitness machines and bowling equipment. bowling may be more of an every-man activity. i've got my own ball and shoes, yet three quarters of its sales come from its marine segment which includes all of its boats. when tax rates on the wealthy go up in a couple weeks, won't that hurt brunswick's business? you know to an extent, it does matter. but i think it's already getting baked into the stock. i'm really not worried and let me tell you why. first of all, as bad as the fiscal cliff might be, the fact is, it won't nearly be as bad as the great recession. and by the way, that's an interesting compare because brunswick handled the great recession with flying colors. in the marine industry, about 30% of the dealers in the u.s. went under during the recession. isn't that extraordi